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Turning a locomotive on a manual turntable can be a back-breaking exercise but the gallant lads on the West Somerset Railway turned every one of them between services over the recent gala weekend.... more |
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The Little Engines
CAPTION
The success of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway's gala at the end of September/beginning of October can be judged by the number of cars in the main and overflow... more |
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The Swanage Railway's "Exchanges" gala in late October 2018 saw the return to work of one of its great stalwarts, Original "Battle of Britain" no. 34072 "257 Squadron... more |
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During its "Western Region" themed Autumn Gala the Mid-Hants (or Watercress) Railway put its BR Standard Class 9F to work on both passenger and freight trains. Even the latter were actually... more |
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On each of the three days of the Watercress Line/Mid-Hants Railway's Autumn Gala a single goods train working took place, running from Alresford to Alton behind the railway's 9F and then... more |
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In the rolling Hampshire countryside during the steam era the bark of GWR locomotives was to be heard over that "penetrating line" - the Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway - which... more |
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The third visiting locomotive for the Swanage Railway's "The Exchanges" gala came to the line on the rails as it was the popular main-line registered Stanier "Black 5" no... more |
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The Swanage Railway held a supremely successful Autumn Gala - named "The Exchanges" - over Friday 12th to Sunday 14th October 2018, the star of which was undoubtedly "Duchess of... more |
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On alternate days from Thursday 11th October until Monday 15th October 2018 Steam Dreams ran a series of six trains headed by "Flying Scotsman" from Theale to Penzance. Each day the trains... more |
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At its recent Autumn Gala, over the last weekend in September, a steam-hauled freight was run each morning. On Sunday 30th September this was hauled by a "Hall", no 6960 "Raveningham... more |
